Siteliner vs XML-Sitemaps.com (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, XML-Sitemaps.com grades higher than Siteliner: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Siteliner grades higher on platforms. XML-Sitemaps.com grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Siteliner
Free site scan for internal duplicate content and broken links
XML-Sitemaps.com
Free online XML sitemap generator for sites up to 500 pages
Which one is for you
Pick Siteliner if
- Fits if your site is small and you want to find text repeated across its own pages
- Works for occasional bigger scans paid by the page rather than by the month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, at 250 pages once every 30 days per site
- Too light for checking copies on other websites, which is Copyscape's job
- Pricey if you scan big sites often, at 1¢ a page, so $300 for a 30,000-page scan
- Watch out: summary reports are kept for 185 days and page reports for 60
Pick XML-Sitemaps.com if
- Fits if your site is under 500 pages and you need a sitemap once
- Works for sites too big for a plugin that want sitemaps hosted and kept up to date
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, at 500 pages and no automatic updates
- Pricey if your site is huge, as Pro Sitemaps runs to $719.99 a month for 5 million URLs
- Watch out: Pro Sitemaps is a separate site, pro-sitemaps.com, run by CMJ Marketing Ltd
- Watch out: the PHP script's licence is for personal use only, and installing it is $20 extra
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASitelinerFair | 2.8GPAXML-Sitemaps.comGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium has no subscription: each page scanned costs 1¢ from prepaid credits, up to 30,000 pages. A 5,000-page scan is $50, where Spotibo's Lite crawls 5,000 URLs a month for $14. | APro Sitemaps is $2.44 a month billed yearly for 500 URLs ($3.49 monthly), and $8.39 at 10,000 URLs, both under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter. The PHP script is $49.99 once. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free scan of a site's 250 most prominent pages, with no sign-up. But it's once every 30 days per site, so you can't re-check straight after a fix. | BThe online generator is free for up to 500 pages with no registration, which covers a small site. It won't update the sitemap for you: you download the files and upload them yourself. |
| Features | CInternal duplicate content with the matching passages highlighted, broken internal links, Page Power scores, skipped-page reports and an XML sitemap. It does that job fully, but it's a smaller job, and duplicates on other websites need Copyscape. | CSitemaps in XML, HTML and text, with dates and priorities set for you, plus a validator, a bot simulator and a headers viewer. It does that job fully, but it's a smaller job than a site audit. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record. You type in a site address and the scan runs, with no account and nothing to set up. | BNo rating on record. Enter an address, wait for the crawl and download the files, with no account. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no app. Premium has a JSON API, at 1¢ a request for up to 100 rows. | CWeb only, with no API or integrations on record. The self-hosted script needs a PHP server of your own. |
| Best for | finding text repeated across your own site | a one-off sitemap for a small site |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Siteliner and XML-Sitemaps.com. How we grade
Where they differ
- XML-Sitemaps.com can be bought with a one-time purchase.
At a glance
| Siteliner | XML-Sitemaps.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $2.44 per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free scan of a site's 250 most prominent pages, once every 30 days per site, with no sign-up. Premium scans cost 1¢ per page from prepaid credits. | Free online generator: XML, HTML and text sitemaps for up to 500 pages, no registration. You download the files and upload them to your site yourself. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Indigo Stream Technologies | XML Sitemaps |
| Price read from | siteliner.com | pro-sitemaps.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Siteliner
- Siteliner Premium has no subscription: each page scanned costs 1¢, paid from credits bought in advance by card or PayPal.
- The free scan stops at 250 pages and can be run on a site only once every 30 days.
- It checks internal duplicate content only; copies on other websites are the job of Copyscape, a separate service.
- Summary reports are kept for 185 days and highlighted page reports for 60 days.
XML-Sitemaps.com
- The free generator stops at 500 pages and does not update the sitemap; automatic updates need Pro Sitemaps.
- Pro Sitemaps is priced by URLs per site, from $3.49 a month for 500 URLs to $719.99 a month for 5 million, billed monthly.
- The generator script's licence is for personal use and may not be resold as a service; installation is a $20 extra.
- Pro Sitemaps runs on its own site, pro-sitemaps.com, operated by CMJ Marketing Ltd.
Key features
Siteliner
- Internal duplicate content
- Shows how much of each page's text also appears on other pages, highlights the matching passages, and leaves out menus and other common content.
- Broken link check
- Checks every internal link and highlights the broken ones on the page where they appear.
- Page Power
- Scores each page from 0 to 100 by how prominently it is linked from other well-linked pages on the site.
- Reports and XML sitemap
- Gives a summary of every scanned page, a list of skipped pages with the reason, and a standard XML sitemap of the site.
- Premium API
- Premium accounts can query results in JSON; each request that returns results costs 1¢ and returns up to 100 rows.
XML-Sitemaps.com
- Online sitemap generator
- Enter a URL and it crawls up to 500 pages, then gives you XML, HTML and plain-text sitemaps to download.
- Automatic priorities and dates
- Sets each page's last-modified date from the server's response and lowers its priority the further it sits from the homepage.
- Hosted sitemaps with Pro Sitemaps
- Pro Sitemaps builds and hosts the sitemap on its own servers on a schedule, for sites from a few hundred pages to millions.
- Self-hosted generator script
- A PHP script for your own server that splits large sitemaps into files of 50,000 URLs with a sitemap index, and reports broken links.
- Free checking tools
- A sitemap validator, a search engine bot simulator and an HTTP headers viewer are free on the site.
Plans
Siteliner
Siteliner Free$0
Scans up to 250 pages of a site once every 30 days for duplicate content, broken links and Page Power.
XML-Sitemaps.com
Free generator$0
Sitemaps for up to 500 pages, built on demand with no sign-up, with last-modified dates and priorities set automatically.
Pro Sitemaps$2.44
per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly)
Hosted service with automatic updates, image, video and news sitemaps and SEO health reports. $8.39 a month at 10,000 URLs, billed yearly.
Sitemap Generator Script$49.99
one-time
PHP script for your own server with no page limit, broken-link reports and cron scheduling. Image, video, news and RSS add-ons cost $20 each.
Ways to pay less
Siteliner
No public discounts listed.
XML-Sitemaps.com
- Annual discount
Save 30% on Pro Sitemaps with yearly billing
Pro Sitemaps' pricing page marks yearly billing at 30% off: 500 URLs cost $29.32 a year ($2.44 a month) instead of $3.49 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Siteliner or XML-Sitemaps.com?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Siteliner publishes no starting price, and XML-Sitemaps.com starts at $2.44 per month for 500 URLs, billed yearly ($3.49 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Siteliner or XML-Sitemaps.com?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Siteliner and XML-Sitemaps.com have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.